US EditionTrinidad and Tobago Declares Second State of Emergency After Inmate Plot to Kill Officials
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, JUL 18 – The government activated enhanced police powers to dismantle a prison-based crime syndicate targeting senior officials, amid 620 homicides recorded in 2024, police said.
- On July 18, 2025, Trinidad and Tobago announced a state of emergency after discovering a coordinated and dangerous group involved in criminal activities functioning within the country's prison system.
- Police Commissioner Allister Guevarro recommended the emergency following a months-long intelligence report revealing plots to assassinate senior officials and attack public institutions, with no particular threat to politicians.
- Authorities relocated gang leaders from a maximum-security prison to an undisclosed facility and launched overt and covert police operations to disrupt the network's command structure, enabled by smuggled mobile phones facilitating encrypted communications.
- Police warned that the group was deliberately preparing to execute murders, thefts, and kidnappings, and they encouraged the public to stay composed, follow police instructions, and promptly inform authorities of any unusual behavior.
- The emergency empowers police to conduct warrantless searches and arrests while a Threat Response Group coordinates efforts to restore public order, national security, and country stability amid ongoing violence.
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Trinidad and Tobago imposes another state of emergency after uncovering plot to kill key officials
Authorities in Trinidad and Tobago have declared a new state of emergency after accusing “a coordinated and highly dangerous criminal network” operating in prisons across the country of plotting to kill key government officials and attack public institutions.
Trinidad and Tobago Declares State of Emergency Over Criminal Network Operating from Prisons - teleSUR English
Inmates are planning attacks on key figures in the national security and justice sectors, Police Commissioner Guevarro said. On Friday, Trinidad and Tobago declared a state of emergency in response to what it described as “a coordinated and dangerous criminal network operating from the national prison system.” RELATED: Modi Urges Greater Role for Global South During State Visit to Trinidad and Tobago President Christine Kangaloo signed the procl…
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